Panning
and prospecting for gold has become one of the most popular
recreational hobbies today. It is possible for many people to actually
pay for their gold panning and gold prospecting holidays by selling any
of the gold nuggets they find. Many people who pan and prospect for
gold are discovering why a simple pan is one of the most effective
techniques in discovering and
recovering
small amounts of gold from a
streambed. Prospecting for gold is very much like being a
detective in an old Mickey Spillane novel. When you discover those
small flakes in your pan for the 1st time more often then nought you
will be bitten by the gold prospecting bug and you realize
that
these small glittering pieces of gold are the only clues
leading you to the source of that gold and perhaps a huge motherload !